The Shining Wound

From the beginning-less beginning till the endless ending, the nature of life in samsara (suffering realms) is full of soul wounds. It is not only in the material world that suffering happens, even in the spiritual world there are many wounded souls. There are always life events that makes life full of wounds. And among the many reasons available, the narrow and the shallow mind is a very dominant factor in this regard.

It is the narrow and the shallow mind that make our soul easily wounded. In the life of commoners, soul wounds are almost always followed by darkness. Anger, resentment, hostility, hatred, violence and war are some forms of darkness that follow the wound. Some darkness was even passed on from one generation to the following generation.

And one of the most important duties of profound spiritual practices is to cut the last chain of darkness. Meditation, yoga and prayer are some of the ways available in this case. In the time when one's spiritual practice is so deep, the soul wound is no longer followed by darkness. Instead, the wound will be followed by beautiful Light.

In the deep spiritual world there is an old message like this: "soul wound is a window from where the light will shine in". However, to the old spirits who come here to share the Light, the message is the opposite: "soul wound is the window from where the Light will shine out". Like tissue that cleans the dirty lightbulb which is full of dust. The presence of the soul wounds will clean up all the dust, then makes the light shines much brighter.

For this kind of old spirit, here is a series of daily prayers and daily spiritual practices which have been embodied for decades.

1. In the suffering realms, the most important driving force that uplifts the soul journey is sentient beings. Especially those who love to harm and injure others.

2. For that reason, whenever you meet anything and anyone, always put yourself in the lower position.

3. Always keep the mind away from judgment, far away from the tendency to feel higher. Whenever there is energy in the mind which wants to harm, quickly catch the energy like a fisherman catching the fish.

4. Whenever there are people who come with anger and resentment, they can not see any positive quality within you,  place them above your head as good as you respect holy teacher.

5. At any moment, learn to take defeat as a spiritual blessing. It is similar to the highly praised trophy in a soccer game.

6. In the time when a close person who is deeply loved injures you, put their anger as the purest holy water that ever sprinkled from the sky.

7. Without being known by someone else, take some suffering in this world. At the same time always share the joy with others.

8. Nevertheless, strongly believe that everything flows in the same cycle of perfection. Mosquitoes are eaten by frogs, frogs are eaten by snakes, snakes are eaten by eagles, an eagles carcass is eaten by mosquitoes. In the end, the hand that gives is the same hand that receives.

Anyone who can practice these spiritual steps in everyday life, will one day have direct experience, soul wound is the beginning point where the Light will shine brighter and brighter.

Author: Guru Gede Prama.
Photo Courtesy: Twitter @natalycriz.
Proofread by: Kirsty Spence.